{"id":20294,"date":"2020-07-29T00:01:04","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T00:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=20294"},"modified":"2020-07-17T12:40:55","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T12:40:55","slug":"cross-code-ps4-switch-xbox-one-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/29\/cross-code-ps4-switch-xbox-one-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Cross Code (PS4, Switch, Xbox One, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In the future, people transfer their minds and thoughts into an empty shell avatar on another planet so they can play an online game called CrossWorlds, except it\u2019s actually on a real planet in a distant galaxy!\u00a0 But there\u2019s trouble brewing on this planet.\u00a0 You play as Lea, an avatar who has lost her memory and wakes up on a ship heading towards the island where the game is played.\u00a0 Could her memory loss have something to do with what\u2019s been going on?\u00a0 You\u2019ll find out in Cross Code, a 2-D top down viewed action RPG game for nearly all current game systems and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.\u00a0 It kind of reminds me of a cross between the Avatar movie and the .hack anime.<\/p>\n

In the game you control Lea, who has lost her memory and most of her speech, but you gradually gain it over time.\u00a0 You\u2019ll travel the CrossWorlds island in 2-D top down fashion, with pixel graphics that remind me of what you\u2019d see on a 16-bit console like the SNES.\u00a0 Like other RPGs, you\u2019ll gather clues and items in town, as well as TONS of sidequests and missions.\u00a0 You can recruit certain other characters to join you in battle, too.<\/p>\n

Battles are the main part of the gameplay.\u00a0 When you are ready, you can venture into the wild to fight monsters and other players in real time, and when you win you gain experience points and items.\u00a0 You can even use points to boost stats on a skill tree.\u00a0 You can attack enemies in one of two ways.\u00a0 You have a short-range slash attack, and you can also throw a ball to hit long distance enemies.\u00a0 Certain foes are best dispatched close up with the slash, while others are better hit from afar with the ball. You can also put up a shield and dash. You will also use these attacks to solve Zelda-like switch-based puzzles from time to time.\u00a0 Battles are extremely hard, but one neat thing you can do is change the difficulty in several ways. You can edit how strong the enemies are, how high your defense is, rate of attack, and more!\u00a0 It\u2019s a neat feature if the game gets too tough.<\/p>\n

The only problems I had with the game are mostly personal preferences and not worth mentioning much, but I will anyway.\u00a0 You use nearly every button to fight, and I would\u2019ve preferred a more simplistic battle system.\u00a0 But at the same time, I also felt battles were a bit tedious in places.\u00a0 Go figure.\u00a0 I also just couldn\u2019t get into the story.\u00a0 Granted, I\u2019m not a big fan of Avatar or .hack, which this game takes inspiration from.\u00a0 But I think if I were a teen when I was more into these kinds of games, I would\u2019ve liked the plot more.\u00a0 But otherwise, this is a pretty fine action RPG.<\/p>\n

Cross Code is published digitally by Deck13.\u00a0 But it is published physically by Strictly Limited and Inin Games.\u00a0 You can pre-order a physical copy of the game here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cross Code is rated T for Teen with ESRB descriptors of Fantasy Violence and Language.\u00a0 You hit pixel monsters with futuristic virtual weapons and balls. \u00a0I didn\u2019t notice any bad language in the text, so it must be used sparingly.\u00a0 Because of the high difficulty and level of reading involved, I\u2019d say it\u2019s best enjoyed by older players.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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